Six groups fail to join Australia's national child abuse redress scheme

The federal government is investigating whether it can revoke tax concessions for six institutions that failed to sign up to the national child abuse redress scheme.

The institutions are Australian Air League, Boys’ Brigade New South Wales, Fairbridge Restored Limited, Lakes Entrance Pony Club, Jehovah’s Witnesses and Kenja Communications.

The social services minister, Anne Ruston, said the six institutions would now be ineligible to apply for any future commonwealth funding and the government was investigating options to revoke tax concessions, such as charitable status.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/jul/01/six-groups-fail-to-join-australias-national-child-abuse-redress-scheme

Social services minister Anne Ruston

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